Accra High Court

Also known as: Criminal Division of the Accra High Court · Commercial Division 3 of the High Court in Accra

Ghanaian court that adjudicates criminal and civil cases, recently hearing high-profile trials during legal vacation including matters involving mining, fraud, and property disputes.

2026-04-242026-08-23

In coverage

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July 2026
26 JulJoy Online
… Chairman Wontumi was sentenced by the Accra High Court on July 20 to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being convicted on illegal mining-related offences. …
Wontumi knew he would be convicted – Appiah-Kubi
25 JulJoy Online
… Background The Accra High Court has sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the …
Wontumi to appeal conviction next week, seek bail pending appeal- Atta Akyea
25 JulJoy Online
… Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday, July 25, Mr Atta Akyea maintained that the prosecution failed to present sufficiently strong evidence against his client to justify the conviction handed down by the Accra High Court. …
Atta Akyea says AG’s position supports Wontumi’s no-case submission argument
25 JulJoy Online
… His comments follow an Accra High Court sentencing of Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Atta Akyea disputes judge’s conclusions on evidence in Wontumi illegal mining case
25 JulJoy Online
… His comments come days after the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment following his conviction for illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
Atta Akyea: Court of Appeal must review judge’s interpretation of mining assignment in Wontumi Case
25 JulJoy Online
… Atta Akyea’s remarks come days after his client, Chairman Wontumi, was sentenced by the Accra High Court following his conviction for illegal mining activities. …
Justice hasn’t gotten a political term of 4 years – Atta Akyea raises concerns over Wontumi prosecution
25 JulJoy Online
… Atta Akyea’s comments come less than a week after the Accra High Court sentenced Chairman Wontumi to 20 years’ imprisonment for illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. …
There seems to be an indecent haste to prosecute political cases – Atta Akyea criticises Wontumi trial
23 JulJoy Online
… Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, has been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by an Accra High Court after being found guilty of illegally permitting unlicensed mining operations on his company’s concession at Samreboi in the West …
NPP to hold vigil, solidarity visit for jailed Chairman Wontumi as appeal process begins
23 JulJoy Online
The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by former Attorney General Godfred Dame seeking to strike out the entire charge sheet against the ex-National Buffer Stock CEO, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba. …
High Court dismisses application to strike out entire Hanan charge sheet; orders amendment of charges 9 and 14
23 JulJoy Online
The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers for the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab, seeking to strike out the entire charge sheet against him. …
Court rejects Hanan’s bid to strike out entire buffer stock case against him

Politics

NPP permitting prison-sentenced Wontumi to seek party chairmanship

The News

Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the NDC, Rashid Tanko Computer, has criticised the NPP's decision to allow Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for illegal mining offences, to pursue the NPP National Chairmanship position. Wontumi's campaign team has picked up nomination forms on his behalf, though the NPP's 2025 Constitution contains provisions addressing eligibility of convicted members.

21 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 21 August

NPP permitting prison-sentenced Wontumi to seek party chairmanship
Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the NDC, Rashid Tanko Computer, has criticised the NPP's decision to allow Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for illegal mining offences, to pursue the NPP National Chairmanship position. Wontumi's campaign team has picked up nomination forms on his behalf, though the NPP's 2025 Constitution contains provisions addressing eligibility of convicted members.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Court orders return of Oxford Street Hotel to Keningston Residential Partners
An Accra High Court has ruled that the July 23 takeover of No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel by Nii Amanor Dodoo and Cola Holdings Limited was unlawful and ordered the immediate restoration of the property to Keningston Residential Partners 1 Limited, with the respondents instructed to return all keys, access codes, and financial records under court supervision.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Imprisoned Wontumi pursues NPP chairmanship nomination from prison
NPP National Chairman hopeful Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, has picked nomination forms to contest the party's National Chairman position despite currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for offences linked to illegal mining activities. His campaign team stated they are continuing his bid and believe the party should allow him to go through its established processes, though they acknowledge any legal or constitutional impediment would be determined by the appropriate authority.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

MP's lawyer questions October bail hearing delay
Frank Davies, lawyer for MP Ofoase-Ayirebi's member, has questioned why Chairman Wontumi's bail-pending-appeal application was adjourned to October 15 rather than heard during the August or September legal vacation, arguing that vacation courts are meant to handle urgent bail matters.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Court adjourns Wontumi's bail application to October 15
Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi), a former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP serving a 20-year sentence for facilitating illegal mining activities, sought bail pending appeal. The High Court adjourned his application to October 15, 2026, due to the indisposition of the judge scheduled to hear it.
20 August 2026 · The Chronicle →

Tuesday 18 August

Constitution guarantees speedy trials for all cases, lawyer argues
Joseph Kpemka, lawyer for former NPA chief executive Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, told JoyNews that the Constitution guarantees expeditious trials for all cases, not selected ones, and criticized Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai's comments on PM Express as an erroneous interpretation that reinforces concerns about selective justice.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →
NPA trial adjourned pending Supreme Court injunction ruling
The trial of former NPA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and seven others has been adjourned to August 27, 2026, pending a Supreme Court determination on August 20 of an injunction application challenging whether the case should proceed during the legal vacation or be deferred until October. The Office of the Special Prosecutor has accused them of unlawfully obtaining money from bulk oil transporters and oil marketing companies; the accused deny the allegations.
18 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 17 August

Godfred Dame criticises vacation hearing in NAFCO case
Former Attorney General Godfred Dame, representing NAFCO Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has criticised the court's decision to hear proceedings during the legal vacation, arguing there is no emergency or urgency to justify the action and that compelling parties to participate in a trial during vacation goes against judicial practice.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra High Court suspends Buffer Stock trial pending Supreme Court ruling
The Accra High Court has suspended the criminal trial of former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab and his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni, pending a Supreme Court decision on an injunction challenging trials during the judiciary's legal vacation. Defence lawyers have petitioned the Chief Justice, arguing that the directive allowing selected trials to proceed during vacation departs from established practice and is inconsistent with the Constitution.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Adu-Boahene trial adjourned pending Supreme Court injunction decision
The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife to August 25, pending the Supreme Court's determination of an injunction application that seeks to restrain the High Court from hearing the case during legal vacation.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP's new Ashanti chairman COKA defeats Wontumi predecessor
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, known as COKA, has replaced Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) as the NPP's Ashanti Regional chairman after winning a delegate vote with 663 votes against Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu's 269. COKA campaigned on a platform of "less speeches and more work," positioning his leadership as distinct from his predecessor's style.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 14 August

NPP Ashanti holds vigil supporting convicted chairman Wontumi
The NPP in Ashanti Region is holding a vigil in Kumasi in solidarity with its Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for involvement in illegal mining at Samreboi in the Western Region. His lawyers have begun the appeal process, and the party says it will support him through the legal proceedings.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 12 August

Former MASLOC CEO released after acquittal upheld
Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre Chief Executive Officer, has been released from custody following the Court of Appeal's acquittal and discharge. The Attorney-General withdrew a stay application, allowing the appellate court's judgment to take effect, though the State has indicated its intention to challenge the decision at the Supreme Court.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Hanan explains absent lawyer Dame is ill, in hospital
Former NAFCO CEO Hanan Abdul-Wahab told the Accra High Court on Wednesday that his lead counsel, former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, is unwell and receiving medical attention, explaining the lawyer's absence from proceedings. Dame had previously objected to the court's decision to hear the criminal case during the legal vacation period.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Court of Appeal strikes out AG's bid to stay acquittal
The Court of Appeal has struck out as withdrawn an application by the Attorney-General seeking to stay the execution of its decision acquitting former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu. The State has since filed an appeal at the Supreme Court.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 11 August

High Courts hear substantive trials during legal vacation, breaks tradition
Former Attorney-General Joseph Kpemka has called the decision by specialised High Courts to continue substantive criminal trials during Ghana's legal vacation a "novel" departure from tradition, noting that vacation courts have traditionally focused on urgent applications and motions rather than full hearings.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
AG opposes bail for Wontumi, says appeal lacks reasonable chance
The Attorney-General has filed processes opposing Bernard Antwi Boasiako's (Chairman Wontumi) bail application pending appeal, arguing his appeal has no reasonable chance of success and there are no special circumstances warranting release. Boasiako was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labour in July 2026 for illegal mining offences at Samreboi in the Western Region.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Hamid trial to proceed during legal vacation despite defence plea
The Accra High Court has rejected a defence request to adjourn the trial of former NPA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and others until October, directing that proceedings continue during the legal vacation unless the Chief Justice withdraws the warrant for high-profile cases to proceed.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 3 August

High Court freezes Aboagye's accounts, properties in EOCO fraud probe
An Accra High Court has frozen five bank accounts and four properties belonging to former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis Edward Aboagye following EOCO's application. The order is part of investigations into alleged misappropriation of about GH¢55 million and suspected fraud, theft, and procurement irregularities during his tenure.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 2 August

Joy News programme examines Wontumi mining conviction and Tamakloe-Attionu appeal acquittal
JoyNews' The Law examined two recent high-profile court decisions: the Accra High Court's conviction of NPP's Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) and Akonta Mining to 20 years' imprisonment for unlawfully assigning mineral rights and facilitating illegal mining without approvals, and the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu after finding prosecutorial flaws and insufficient evidence in her original conviction.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 31 July

Kristo Asafo Mission rejects late leader's funeral rites
The leadership of Kristo Asafo Mission has distanced itself from ongoing burial and funeral rites for its founder, Prof. Emeritus Apostle Kwadwo Safo, stating it does not support activities at the Apostle Safo Suaye Centre. The church alleges that security agencies have failed to enforce a court injunction obtained by the Aduana Kotoko Royal Family restraining the ceremonies.
31 July 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
NPP accuses AG of weak defence in Tamakloe appeal case
The NPP has accused Attorney-General Dr Dominic Ayine of presenting a weak defence in the State's appeal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu's case, alleging the appeal process was deliberately handled to secure her acquittal and discharge by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal recently overturned a 10-year prison sentence imposed after ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Court of Appeal postpones indefinitely on Tamakloe stay ruling
The Court of Appeal has adjourned indefinitely without delivering a ruling on the State's application for a stay of execution in the appeal of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, who was convicted of corruption-related charges and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in April 2024.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Franklin Cudjoe criticises acquittal of ex-MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe
IMANI Africa founder Franklin Cudjoe has expressed concern that the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre chief executive officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu could send a wrong signal about accountability, suggesting that public officials accused of wrongdoing may escape consequences if their political party returns to power.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ras Kuuku urges Kantanka family to resolve tensions before funeral
Reggae musician Ras Kuuku has appealed to the family of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka to set aside their differences and allow peace to prevail during funeral arrangements, saying the spiritual leader deserves a dignified burial rather than one overshadowed by family disputes.
31 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Kristo Asafo Mission denies involvement in burial activities
The Kristo Asafo Mission has distanced itself from alleged burial and funeral activities at the Apostle Safo Suaye Centre in Gomoa Mpota, reaffirming support for its leader and stating the church has no involvement. The Aduana Kotoko Royal Family has obtained a court injunction restraining all burial and funeral activities related to the matter and notified security agencies.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 July

High Court dismisses travel request for accused's son's medical treatment
An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Faiza Seidu Wuni, second accused in a criminal trial, seeking permission to travel abroad with her seven-year-old son for medical assessment and treatment. Her counsel argued the trip was in the child's best interest, while the Deputy Attorney-General opposed it, citing the State's duty to balance the child's welfare.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
NPP to announce position after Tamakloe-Attionu Court acquittal
The New Patriotic Party says it will announce its official position and next steps following the Court of Appeal's acquittal of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, which overturned her 2024 conviction and 10-year prison sentence. The party said it was surprised by the ruling and will issue a response after internal consultations.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Funeral preparations continue despite court injunction order
Preparations for the funeral of Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka are ongoing at Gomoa Mpata in the Central Region despite a 10-day interim injunction issued by the Accra High Court on July 29, 2026, which temporarily restrains Sarah Adwoa Safo from proceeding with the funeral arrangements.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Court of Appeal acquits ex-MASLOC CEO Tamakloe-Attionu
The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, overturning her High Court conviction and 10-year prison sentence. The appellate court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →